Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 13.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold from 2.00 lower to 1.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 4.00-10.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 5.00-8.00 higher. Feeder supply was mostly average to plain with fleshy or cattle with too much hair discounted steeply. Slaughter cows and bulls not reported.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $254.17/cwt on 250 head.

Average price

$254.17

250 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,284

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$452

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$67.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.88

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	267.64	1,389	154
Medium and Large 2	479	242.60	1,161	70
Medium and Large 1-2	611	227.90	1,392	5thin
Medium and Large 3	468	200.28	937	21

One grade step is worth $67.36/cwt here — about $452 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale250 hd

254.17

—

AR average11 barns · 2,098 hd

249.29

+4.88

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

95 lots · USDA AMS · I-40 Livestock - Ozark, AR

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	264.16/cwt	250.00–280.00	999	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	620	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	242.75/cwt	232.50–252.50	1,255	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	—	430	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,529	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	595	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	705	212.52/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,498	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,092	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	490	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,029	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	253.67/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,568	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	300.93/cwt	272.50–322.50	1,119	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	249.19/cwt	249.00–252.50	1,627	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	176.65/cwt	105.00–215.00	1,095	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	197.10/cwt	175.00–217.50	617	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	458	167.46/cwt	165.00–170.00	767	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	238.30/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,365	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	308.84/cwt	275.00–330.00	1,019	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	200.53/cwt	185.00–215.00	818	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	254.40/cwt	245.00–256.00	1,333	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,169	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	244.14/cwt	235.00–255.00	803	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	229.39/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,532	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	765	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,884	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	215.36/cwt	192.50–230.00	814	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	243.78/cwt	225.00–260.00	1,177	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	245.42/cwt	230.00–262.50	1,050	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	278.67/cwt	267.50–290.00	1,318	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	256.19/cwt	247.50–270.00	979	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,308	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,433	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	264.01/cwt	260.00–271.00	1,473	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	920	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	267.47/cwt	260.00–274.00	1,434	17
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	475	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	333	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	272.43/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,152	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,008	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,203	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	268.67/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,163	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	258.23/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,224	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	228.48/cwt	215.00–243.00	1,423	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	256.85/cwt	242.50–267.50	1,346	22
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,059	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	230.00/cwt	215.00–245.00	1,102	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,119	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	890	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	690	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,277	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	485	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	873	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	220.11/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,261	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	720	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,088	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	738	200.84/cwt	200.00–202.50	1,482	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	208.46/cwt	190.00–225.00	778	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	163.69/cwt	120.00–210.00	843	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	—	545	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,063	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	569	221.95/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,263	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	515	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,164	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	957	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,165	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	234.98/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,257	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	198.52/cwt	114.00–217.00	927	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	235.02/cwt	232.50–239.00	1,441	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	798	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,277	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	256.73/cwt	245.00–262.50	1,107	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	246.29/cwt	242.50–250.00	805	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	253.66/cwt	242.50–259.00	1,202	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	234.73/cwt	225.00–247.50	993	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	652	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,519	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	225.95/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,195	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	231.23/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,112	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	235.03/cwt	232.50–241.00	1,335	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	912	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	215.82/cwt	205.00–222.50	1,452	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,354	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	218.62/cwt	215.00–222.50	1,132	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,173	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	207.56/cwt	205.00–210.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,138	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	218.21/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,253	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	825	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,229	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	241.75/cwt	240.00–245.00	781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	210.77/cwt	185.00–230.00	898	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	207.51/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,282	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	455	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	865	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	234.13/cwt	220.00–245.00	880	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	520	213.75/cwt	205.00–222.50	1,112	2

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Arkansas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

I-40 Livestock - Ozark, AR

Thu Aug 10, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Little Rock, AR (LS-LR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 789Last week 453Year ago 546

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 49Year ago 43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	378	250.00–280.00	264.16
9	—	517	232.50–252.50	242.75
6	—	613	232.50–239.00	235.02
31	—	431	245.00–262.50	256.73
10	—	327	242.50–250.00	246.29
23	—	474	242.50–259.00	253.66
17	—	568	232.50–241.00	235.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	190.00–225.00	208.46
1	—	685	170.00	170.00
11	—	467	114.00–217.00	198.52
2	—	798	160.00	160.00
2	—	518	215.00–222.50	218.62
2	—	338	205.00–210.00	207.56
2	—	565	217.50	217.50
13	—	426	185.00–230.00	210.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	569	220.00–225.00	221.95
1	—	515	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	423	225.00–247.50	234.73
12	—	529	220.00–232.50	225.95
14	—	481	220.00–245.00	231.23
3	—	673	205.00–222.50	215.82
1	—	700	162.50	162.50
13	—	574	210.00–230.00	218.21
3	—	323	240.00–245.00	241.75
2	—	618	205.00–210.00	207.51
9	—	376	220.00–245.00	234.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	240.00	240.00
2	—	610	222.00	222.00
2	—	508	231.00	231.00
3	—	345	239.00	239.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	190.00	190.00
2	—	520	205.00–222.50	213.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	215.00	215.00
2	—	458	165.00–170.00	167.46
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	845	181.00	181.00
2	—	618	250.00–257.50	253.67
24	—	372	272.50–322.50	300.93
18	—	653	249.00–252.50	249.19
16	—	330	275.00–330.00	308.84
2	—	785	240.00	240.00
1	—	860	187.50	187.50
1	—	700	252.50	252.50
14	—	473	267.50–290.00	278.67
18	—	558	260.00–271.00	264.01
17	—	536	260.00–274.00	267.47
17	—	423	265.00–287.50	272.43
2	—	1,008	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	235.00	235.00
2	—	705	210.00–215.00	212.52
1	—	490	210.00	210.00
16	—	652	233.00	233.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	210.00	210.00
3	—	620	105.00–215.00	176.65
2	—	313	175.00–217.50	197.10
1	—	650	210.00	210.00
4	—	408	185.00–215.00	200.53
1	—	550	212.50	212.50
1	—	765	185.00	185.00
6	—	378	192.50–230.00	215.36
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	573	220.00–255.00	238.30
10	—	524	245.00–256.00	254.40
6	—	329	235.00–255.00	244.14
2	—	668	220.00–239.00	229.39
1	—	630	240.00	240.00
19	—	483	225.00–260.00	243.78
10	—	428	230.00–262.50	245.42
10	—	382	247.50–270.00	256.19
1	—	920	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	252.50	252.50
2	—	750	191.00	191.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	512	235.00	235.00
5	—	435	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	250.00	250.00
5	—	433	260.00–272.50	268.67
8	—	474	245.00–265.00	258.23
8	—	623	215.00–243.00	228.48
22	—	524	242.50–267.50	256.85
3	—	738	200.00–202.50	200.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	187.50	187.50
1	—	605	185.00	185.00
1	—	720	117.50	117.50
1	—	685	117.50	117.50
2	—	515	120.00–210.00	163.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	479	215.00–245.00	230.00
1	—	890	165.00	165.00
10	—	573	200.00–235.00	220.11
1	—	610	202.50	202.50
2	—	435	220.00	220.00
3	—	535	232.50–240.00	234.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	185.00	185.00
1	—	485	180.00	180.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	147.50	147.50

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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